The historical calendar for September 24 highlights various significant global events, births, and deaths.
In 1996, the opening of the 500-year-old Hasmonean Tunnel at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City led to violent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis, resulting in numerous fatalities. In 1991, former East German espionage chief Markus Wolf surrendered to authorities following a voluntary border crossing from Austria to Germany. That same year, the US rock band Nirvana released their second studio album, ‘Nevermind’.
Other notable occurrences include Arthur Abraham defending his IBF middleweight title in 2006 despite a broken jaw, and the 1961 opening of the Deutsche Oper in West Berlin. The date also marks the death of Swiss physician and philosopher Paracelsus in 1541 and the birth of figures such as Jim Henson and Linda McCartney.
Entities
Armenia · Arthur Abraham · Germany · Hamburg · Jim Henson · Johann Gottfried Galle · Lewis and Clark Expedition · Markus Wolf · Neptune · Netherlands · Nirvana · Paracelsus
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The red-green Senate lost its majority in the Hamburg Bürgerschaft elections in 2001.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Armenian Parliament declared the independence of the Republic in 1991.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Astronom Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune in 1846.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Germany won an unofficial women's football match against the Netherlands 2-1 in 1956.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Lewis and Clark Expedition returned to St. Louis in 1806.